SlicerVR for Medical Intervention Training and Planning in Immersive Virtual Reality

Pintér, Csaba; Lassó, András; Choueib, Saleh; Asselin, Mark; Fillion‐Robin, Jean‐Christophe; Vimort, Jean-Baptiste; Martin, Ken; Jolley, Matthew A.; Fichtinger, Gabor

doi:10.1109/tmrb.2020.2983199

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“…3D Slicer VR [12], an extension that enabled communication between 3D Slicer https://www.slicer.org (accessed on 30 May 2021) and a VR headset, was introduced, effectively enabling VR visualisation of rendered echocardiograms. The latest developments of SlicerVR [13] allow sharing of a session between two users over the network and extend some of the existing Slicer features to VR. These solutions are aimed at enabling VR visualisation and interaction in existing general-purpose imaging platforms and, as a result, have not been developed with the purpose of assisting in cardiac procedure planning and, therefore, lack some desirable features, such as measurements, annotation and simultaneous or deferred sharing and collaboration among users.…”

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“…Immersive Extended Reality (XR) technology, which includes Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality (MR), has been proposed [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ] to improve the visualisation of, and interaction with, anatomical models of the heart for educational and medical applications.…”

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A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

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The intricate nature of congenital heart disease requires understanding of the complex, patient-specific three-dimensional dynamic anatomy of the heart, from imaging data such as three-dimensional echocardiography for successful outcomes from surgical and interventional procedures. Conventional clinical systems use flat screens, and therefore, display remains two-dimensional, which undermines the full understanding of the three-dimensional dynamic data. Additionally, the control of three-dimensional visualisation with two-dimensional tools is often difficult, so used only by imaging specialists. In this paper, we describe a virtual reality system for immersive surgery planning using dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography, which enables fast prototyping for visualisation such as volume rendering, multiplanar reformatting, flow visualisation and advanced interaction such as three-dimensional cropping, windowing, measurement, haptic feedback, automatic image orientation and multiuser interactions. The available features were evaluated by imaging and nonimaging clinicians, showing that the virtual reality system can help improve the understanding and communication of three-dimensional echocardiography imaging and potentially benefit congenital heart disease treatment.

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A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

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“…The previously created 3D files were imported into an open-source software platform, 3DSlicer ( 4 ) and the SlicerVR extension ( 5 ). Using an HTC Vive Headset, the surgical and interventional teams reviewed the model in virtual reality ( Video 2 ), which illuminated 2 key aspects of the procedure: 1) challenging exposure of the largest VSD through RV trabeculations; and 2) inability to visualize the defect through the tricuspid valve, necessitating an incision in the RV outflow tract (RVOT).…”

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Use of Virtual Reality for Hybrid Closure of Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects

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A 28-month-old girl with multiple ventricular septal defects previously underwent surgical and transcatheter attempts at repair. Three-dimensional models were created from cardiac magnetic resonance–derived images. Viewing the models in virtual reality allowed the team to precisely locate the defects and decide on a hybrid transcatheter and surgical approach to ensure successful repair. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. )

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“…Immersive Extended Reality (XR) technology, which includes Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality (MR) has been proposed [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] to improve visualisation of, and interaction with, anatomical models of the heart for educational and medical applications.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…3D Slicer VR [12], an extension that enabled communication between 3D Slicer 4 and a VR headset, was introduced, effectively enabling VR visualisation of rendered echocardiograms. Latest developments of SlicerVR [13] allow sharing of a session between two users over the network and extend some of the existing Slicer features to VR. These solutions are aimed at enabling VR visualisation and interaction in existing general purpose imaging platforms, and as a result have not been developed with the purpose of assisting in cardiac procedure planning and therefore lack some desirable features, such as measurements, annotation, and simultaneous or deferred sharing and collaboration between users.…”

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A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

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The intricate nature of congenital heart disease requires understanding of complex, patient-specific three-dimensional dynamic anatomy of the heart, from imaging data such as three-dimensional echocardiography for successful outcomes from surgical and interventional procedures. Conventional clinical systems use flat screens and therefore display remains two-dimensional, which undermines the full understanding of the three-dimensional dynamic data. Additionally, control of three-dimensional visualisation with two-dimensional tools is often difficult, so used only by imaging specialists. In this paper we describe a virtual reality system for immersive surgery planning using dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography, which enables fast prototyping for visualisation such as volume rendering, multi-planar reformatting, flow visualisation, and advanced interaction such as three-dimensional cropping, windowing, measurement, haptic feedback, automatic image orientation, and multi-user interactions. The available features were evaluated by imaging and non-imaging clinicians, showing that the virtual reality system can help improve understanding and communication of the three-dimensional echocardiography imaging and potentially benefit congenital heart disease treatment.

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SlicerVR for Medical Intervention Training and Planning in Immersive Virtual Reality

Cited by 35 publications

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A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

Use of Virtual Reality for Hybrid Closure of Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects

A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

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